Fix Old Cameras: Laws Too?
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Nonsensical classic camera repair laws are nothing but a lame parody of Newton's Law of Gravity and The Second Law of Thermodynamics. They might elicit a chuckle or a perhaps, more likely, a small groan and a furrowed brow of disbelief. Viewers attempting to find insight or wisdom in either law will indubitably find none.
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Nice to finally see the guy behind the camera
When things went awry,
with trouble nearby,
you ask, how can that be?
Well, that was me.
Thank you for your kind comment and your continued interest in Fix Old Cameras.
As someone who has been into the innards of old cameras - truer words were never spoken. I never realized that a small screw dropped at your foot was impossible to find using in order 1. Hands & Knees with a flashlight 2. Careful sweeping into a dust pan 3. Sweeping the whole area with a magnet (with steel parts) 4. Sweeping the area with a wet paper towel. Little did I realize that the screw was in suspended animation until I stopped all this. I would probably find it the next day by stepping on it with my bare feet - usually in the next room.
Great comments. Too much fun and unfortunately too true.
@@FixOldCameras In addition - ball point pen came apart in my pocket - was missing a spacer spring - could not find it and replace with temporary fix. Next day was emptying robot vacuum and found it.
@@autochrome1234 There you go. Perfect example. Too funny.
A historic day! We already know the face behind the voice that I have heard so many times!
Your kind words are appreciated. Thank you for your interest in FOC.
An excellent departure from your regular repair videos. Bravo. I'm quite sure my living room carpet is 90% teeny tiny screws & springs.
That is too funny. Great comment.
Cheers! Is there a name for the law where if a cover needs 'n' screws removed, the probability of a single screw being seized increases exponentially with 'n'?
Absolutely. The Law of the Subsequent Screw... where the force needed to remove the last screw increases exponentially with each subsequent screw until the torque needed exceeds the capability of the final screw. Thank you for the fun comment.
"Mechanisms containing far more parts than ever imagined" most certainly covers my Zeiss Contaflex Super B. I think the designers were trying to see exactly how much they could squeeze into that little body. Should you ever post a video on how to repair one of those, it should start with the thunder clap this one ended with. Thanks for the chuckle!
Edit: Now that I think of it, that would be a great camera to cover doing some repairs on. There are exceptionally few people out there that will even repair them anymore.
Thank you for your comments. What you say about the SUPER B being a complicated mechanical marvel is spot on and your phrasing of such is funny. There is indeed a lot going on in one of those beauties. Maybe at some point in time some of the "simpler" aspects of the SUPER B will be featured in a FOC video.
Awsome video. Thank you very much for your brillant knowledege on fixing old camera's and showing me how to fix them. I have a beautiful like new minolta x-700 classic camera 5omm. 1.7 mps. I love it and i love your videos.thank you again for all you have taught me. Gary.
I enjoy repairing things. And do so regularly. But cameras are a dimension all their own. Just like my wife's purse, they fall into that last frontier into which I fear to tread. I know the frustration that comes with that one screw that will go missing until long after the thing being repaired has been burned at the stake or buried in the backyard. I can only imagine having to add tweezers and a magnifying glass into the mix.
Indeed, the well heeled purse is a mysterious place best left alone even at insistent invitations to retrieve a needed item - a combination first aid kit, office file draw, beauty kit, magicians bag of tricks, and black hole of cash reserves. On the flip side, it is good to fix things… and vintage cameras, with persistence and patience, you are well with in the realm of an adventurous fixer upper like yourself. Thank you for your comment and your interest in FOC.
@@FixOldCameras Maybe sometime I will. Start small, with one of those cheap 110mm cameras I had as a kid. No harm there of the learning curve is a little steep. 😁
I'm very surprised! You've never seen the black hole of camera repair? Or for that matter, any small repair. You drop say a little cam, when you hear the little "tink" you think it's the sound of the part hitting the floor, right? Nope the "tink" is the black hole opening and swallowing up the part. The proof is how that part will turn up one day when you are sweeping the garage, or bathroom or some other area far away from the place where you worked. Best Wishes to all in 2020, Tom
The black hole that haunts our dreams and vexes our repairs. Just because it goes unseen... it is still there... waiting. Your description is way too funny. Good stuff.
Great video! Springs are the things that piss me off the most, I think. They'll disappear at the first opportunity. Then of course there are the tiny screws. The rules dictate that the ones that drop onto the floor are actually brass, not steel like you thought, and the magnet doesn't help you find them.....
Indeed. So true. Your comments and interest in Fix Old Cameras is greatly appreciated.
Someone once told me that small parts “fall into another dimension”. I’d like to go there some day. I repair watches too. That has its on special dimension.
I think I discovered that 1st law when I 1st tried t repair an old pentax lens. Never did find all the parts. Speaking of that, do you think you could do a video on taking a lens apart to clean fungus? I;m sure they aren't all the same, but maybe some principles are the same.
Would love to see a video addressing the law of the Nikon N90 or N90s whose viewfinder just shows a green light and no data. Keep up the great content!
Hmmm... sounds like the work of the Classic Camera Gremlin or CCG... a cousin to that mischievous being humorously alleged by RAF pilots to cause mechanical failures and disruptions in WWII planes. And thank you for your comment.
can you make a video for remove the om-4's top ?
That is a possibility. Thank you for the suggestion.
I have a old VINTAGE KODAK RANGE FINDER...can u tell me what it's worth
Try to find your model that might be selling on camera auction and trading sites, that will give you fair idea as to its monetary value to other camera collectors. Its intrinsic value is entirely up to you.
Lol I liked your Newton addition. Clever.
Thank you for your comment and for your interest in FOC
That guy is incredible.
That will be an unlikely day... but thank you any way. Your comment is appreciated.
Did Murphy help write these laws?There are similar laws when working on cars.
Indeed... along with skinned knuckles. Too funny. Thank you for your long and continued interest in FOC.
hi i really need some help, my shutter button presses down even after the camera is cocked but the shutter doesnt fire, i dismantled the bottom plate and the shutter only fires if i move the mirror linkage manually
konica autoreflex T
Your channel is certainly an Oasis in the desert.
Also, I was wondering if you would have any advice on how to take apart a stucked 19th century brass Wollensak Studio hutter style B number 1. Thanks for any input. Really enjoying the content.
Oh boy... brass can be stubborn. And those early designs can be funky in their construction. Seep alcohol and penetrating oil around seams. Use heat to expand and contract the metal at thread points (a broad tipped soldering iron works along with much patience and persistence)
I have an X-700 that bears a similar resemblance to the camera in your opening sequence-in about a thousand tangled pieces.
Too funny. That pile is a mashup of parts from a box of Minolta X donors. Thank you for your comments and interest in FOC.
its awesome that you're still active! if it wasnt for you , my hobby would probably something else!
Thank you for the kind words.
good to see you; I have been beaten over the head with these laws too many times; I just didn't know they were laws!
They are unforgiving. Thank you for your fun comment.
totally random question im trying to fix a canon ae-1. i realized something was wrong when i put batteries in. it would fire then the mirror would hang up but as soon as i touched battery positive to the door hinge the mirror would return? any suggestions
Does pushing the battery check button also release complete the mirror cycle. Possible cause is the timing switch, the bulb switch, the timing capacitor shorted or an IC failure.
Great channel with informative videos. I thought we would never see your face. Wilson Wilson Jr. Love your Channel. Thank you very Much, Sir.
... just need a fence to peek over
Great video! Any recommendations to remove the fake leather of old cameras, without damage it?
Tough call. If the leatherette is dried out and crumbling as on an older camera, you're out of luck. A more modern camera, say a Canon from the 70's, try a little heat from a hair dryer that will soften it up enough to get under it with a sharp knife, just be careful and lift a corner and gently pull it off. I've had good luck using "Bestine" which is a rubber cement thinner. It gets under the leatherette and dissolves the adhesive. USE OUTDOORS or a well ventilated area. Naphtha as in Lighter Fluid works too. Good Luck.
@@tomheckhaus7617 thanks for your response. I want to rescue a pentax me super, with other dead one so I need to fully disassembly both and then make at least one working again.
Tom has posted some good tips. Patience and persistence... give the solvents time to soften the adhesive. Always check solvents chosen to make sure that they to not haze any plastic or vinyl they come in contact with. Isopropyl (91% or 99%) alcohol is pretty much universally safe although it does not work as fast as some of the solvents Tom recommended.
Good tips.
Thanks you mr. Fix old cameras:)
You are welcome.
Probably more fact than fiction and number two is poetic justice.
i have some rare minolta, nikon, canon, tamron, sigma screws, springs scattered around my hobby room - no chance to find them ;-)!
A curious thing, the common ones never take off for unknowable places... only the rare ones.
¡Hello! I have a problem with my camera Minolta x300s, and im a student from Madrid so i really dont know where someone can help me to fix it. Anyway i watched your videos to figure out how to open it (thanks a lot) I also did a few tests to find the problem bc the light from the exposure sometimes works sometimes not (so the shutter dont). I checked the battery, the capacitor, with tester, everyting works fine. But i discovered that if i activate the self timer, works again the light but if i turn off and then in, the camera it dosent work again, so i move the self timer button until it works. Seems that the problem is there. Can you pls help mee??? I ll be very grateful...
This is a possible cause.
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Hahaha!
Well, shoot!
I was hoping to send you a camera to repair, but I see you have my condition.
I knew it was Sam Elliott from Big Lebowski!
Too funny. Your comment brings a smile. Thank you for your comment and for your interest in FOC.
All of those laws are absolutely true beyond doubt.
Indeed they do seem to be.
you might be on to something ✌🏻
Perhaps. Thank you for the comment of for you interest in FOC.
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Great video 😂
Thank you. Just half a little fun...
I new he looked like this, just new it....
Well there you go. Thank you for the comment and your interest in FOC. You bring a smile.
👍 😊
Ha ha ha. The first law happened to me two days ago!
Oh no... not good. Well a least we can laugh about it.
@@FixOldCameras I have a collection of screws, springs, posts, pins and washers so I was able to find another "similar" screw. Once I found the little screw I switched it out. It was one of the little screws holding the bottom plate of my Nikkormat FTN. Believe it or not but the little screw was stainless steel and I could not find it with my magnet. I dropped the little button behind the shutter release shaft on the K1000. Thankfully I found both the button and the screw.
Hilarious
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